Located in the heart of downtown Fargo, Craig Larson Landscape Architects is a landscape architecture design and land planning firm focused on public, municipal, and community design and has provided landscape architectural services for State, Federal, public, and private projects of all sizes for clients across the upper Midwest. We are licensed to practice in North Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa.

With over 30 years of experience in designing streetscapes, parks, marinas, playgrounds, gardens and more—we see the hidden potential in every site we encounter. We are part of a network of more than 16,000 licensed landscape architects in the U.S. bringing excellence and quality to spatial landscapes worldwide.

We need more symbiotic, human-centered spaces

Considering the human and natural environments, our work aims to limit human maintenance and create sites that are self-sustainable and able to evolve. We seek to discover and define who will be impacted at every stage of our work and allow this to guide us in the landscape design process. The spaces we create are shaped and driven by the people who will interact with it, being thoughtful about the way people live, work, and play.

Exceptional spaces built on relationship

Designing a great space is about connection and we love working with clients and collaborators who share our commitment to quality and integrity. Our emphasis on relationship builds trust into the design process. This results in functional and intentional spaces that are designed with users at the forefront while considering the broad impact and interaction with the ecosystem and the environment.

Integrity and dedication to the vocation

While the layout of plants and the natural landscape are important parts of a landscape architect’s work, we have a much bigger impact on people’s lives and communities than many realize. We help to create the spaces that define a community and impact the well-being, health, safety, and sustainability of those who coexist in it. Landscape architects study, analyze, plan, design, manage, and nurture the environment—combining science and art to improve surroundings and quality of life.

Involving landscape architects in the design process right from the start results in a comprehensive and discerning space that centers on how life happens. Building with the whole site taken into consideration at the start of a project creates a more cost effective solution that is sustainable for the long-term.

Craig J. Larson, principal and founder of CLLA, is a service-oriented Professional Landscape Architect with over 25 years of experience in the field of landscape architecture—managing and implementing projects with expertise in both private and public sectors. He is skilled in master planning, design, and project coordination across multiple disciplines.

Craig’s emphasis on relationship and connection builds trust into the design process, and he is dedicated to fostering these relationships through a shared vision for each space he designs. He has planned and designed parks and open spaces at state, county, and municipal levels; drop-offs and pedestrian circulation at schools and churches; campus facilities and institutions; parking and drives.

Our strategic partnerships allow CLLA’s operations to scale, expand, and adapt, bringing a multi-disciplinary team with broad and varied nationwide experience to address your project’s needs. Our partners include: